Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-24
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUr IN TYPE.

riencs in " adIson CountY-The Ftrst
Bale Picked in lsS5-Kome Bound tc
fave Electric Iishts--A Merchants
stock Levied On at Albany.
GEORGIA.
A Sunday school was organized at the
Baptist church at H0garsyile last sun
day.
The Gainesville match factory has
started up, with G. w. Dupreeas man
ager.
There is a movement in Athens IN favor
of high license and to sell only by the
quart.
Two families that moved to Athens
this year added forty-three to the popu-
lation.
Miss Genie Gambler. daughter of hon.
"A. ID. Gambler, who has been seriously III,
is convalescent.
1t is estimated that 800 mules horses
and Texas ponies have been sold in
Brooks county the present season.
Berrien Court, under the new law,
cOnvenes on the third Monday in March
and the second Monday In October.
The White Star Line Steamboat Com
pany of Rome has SOLD the steamer Mitch
ell to the OOstanaula Lumber and Land
Company.
Maj. Nj. B. Pickett, one of the oldest
citizens of Sumter county, died Friday at
the home Of his son-ln-law, A. X. Schum-
pert, at Americas.
Mayor Dunn, Of Brunswick, issued an
order Saturday at noon, closing up all
places OF business and amusement at II
O'Clock every night.
A bale was brought into Athens last
week which the owner claimed 10 be the
drst of the year, as IL was pickle d, ginned
and marketed SINCE Jan. l.
Joseph AbreGht, the 7-year-old son Of
. William ALBRIGHT was accidentally killed
late Saturday evening by his uncle while
out hunting near Columbus.
A negro was found dead in the woods
near Aaylor several days ago. A tree
had fallen on him, and from appearances
he had been dead about three days when
found.
r Darielsville has elected a dry munici-
pal ticket, and no liquor licenses win be
issued this year. There are eight Jfegis-
tered places in the county where liquor
is sold.
Walt Simmons, OF Madison county, who
is reported as having frozen TO death
week ago, recovered and IS now doing
very well. He was given up tor dead, but
sunday night rallied again.
William Reagan, Conductor on the
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
EdliTOdu, mas IeSlRDtu. ne mas JUST eolQ
lot at Birmingham, Ala, for $50, 600.
he paid $1,000 for this lot in 1874.
At Gainesville Parker 4 Bro. have
sold their stock Of merchandise to Smith
& Chambers. Parker a. Bro. will con
tinue the supply business, and will enter
actively into the real estate business.
At Fort Valley during the Christmas
holidays little Claud Harris, son Of II. C.
Harris, in shooting toy gun had his left
eye injured, and from its effects a cata.
rach has grown which may impair the
sight of the eye.
4 AT Rome the committee appointed to
,/1ook into the subject OF electric lights re-
ported to a meeting held Friday favora-
oily of the project. A subscription list
has been started and nearly $4,000 have
been subscribed.
The stock OF l.. C. Plonsky, OF Albany,
has been levied on and will he sold on
Wednesday at the store now occupied by
them. The levy was made to satisfy a
mortgage ii. ia. in favor of il. Hobbs
against l.. c. Plonsky.
Mr.. Lafierty will pay his Athens cred.
itors dollar for dollar, but outsiders will
get very little. His goods brought about
$2,000and $500 will probably be collected
from accounts. He owes some $4,000.
about 50, 900 Of it in Athens.
Albany News and Advertiser: The
SAVANNAH News is one OF the most
enterprislng dailIes of the South, and is
fully abreast Of the times. Its policy ia
dictated by correct idea of the interests
of the Southern people, and it has done
valiant service in their behalf.
John T. Dennis went to Eatonton Tues
day, and as it was a cold day he provided
himself with hot brick, which he put in
the foot OF his buggy. After awhile the
buggy became heated under the brick
and the stiff wilma that was blowing
tanned tinto a blaze. He used a lap robe
10 eXtingutsh the flame and no serious
damage was done.
The indications now are that Column
bus is to have another immense cotton
mill at no distant date. About two wears
ago the stockholders of the Earle and
Phenix mills authorized the directors TO
build mill No. 4. No action has been
taken so far as the public is concerned.
but the su b ect is Just now being agitated
and the probabilities are that the work
Will be begun On the new mill IN short
Time.
The Savannah, Florida and Western
have secured 4 seml-artesian well in Val
dosta. Their underground reservoir at
the tank j. p or 30 feet deep. Recently
they bored a well 20 odd feet deep lust
beside 1t, and they struck a stream which
brought the water some distance above
the bottom OF the reservoir. Then they
cut from the reservoir INTO the well and
thus secured a good supply of water,
which they think will never fail.
ltturns out that two mysterious females
who were in Macon a few DAYS ago with
tears and a tale Of trouble, vicumiZ4d
some other towns. They left Macon tor
Savannah. but stopped over in Sanders
VILE, and with their tears wrung some
money from the people there. The drum.
mers who were on the train with them
going to savannah say that the mother
and daughter had quarrel on the
train and the daughter cursed the mother
sOundly.
The sensation Of the week at Gaines
Vile has been the investigation OF j. =.
Prater, who is charged with larceny after
trust. James A. Findley, who runs
saloon there, on last Monday swOre out
warrant for the arrest OF }. +. Prater, his
bartender, charging that he had appro-
grlated about 81 800 to his use ont OF the
stock, which amounted to about $1,000.
The committing trial was concluded Sal
urday, Mr.. Prater being held In a bond OF
$500 10 answer ~ the charge at the Feb
ruary tenn OF the Han Superior Court.
Tholnasville Times There was very
nearly serious accident at the railroad
g.. % Ia. IL